Space Elevators (A1-0)
Space Elevators are the main structures used for the atmospheric transfer of maintenance ships and cargo streams in the Galactyan Empire. Usually, they are radially arranged around a Spaceport, with another belt of them covering the rest of the equator between other Spaceports. Space Elevators can either be dynamically supported structures rising from the surface, or they can be cables hanging from a geosynchronous anchorweight, that acts as a smaller center for cargo during elevator-to-ship transfer.
Dynamically Supported Tower Elevators
A Dynamically Supported Tower Elevator, also simply known as a Tower, is a large tower-like structure similar in design to an Atlas Pillar. Towers are constructed out of Diamondoid and Fullerene, with a series of internal
Geosynchronous Cable Elevators
A Geosynchronous Cable Elevator, also known as a Beanstalk, is a strong cable, usually made of Polybuckminsterfullerene or semi-elastic Diamondoid with a standard length of approximately 36,000 kilometers, lowered from a Geosynchronous moved natural or artificial satellite and anchored to the ground. Beanstalks have a counterweight at the outer end to provide some extra tension and stability, called an Anchorweight. Anchorweights are developed and used as habitat or docking nodes, or enclosed in a technic membrane and terraformed into habitable biomes. The Climber of a Beanstalk Elevator can be very varied in design, but they generally follow a similar shape and system: a torus shaped singular pod, or a series of radially arranged pods are attached to a central climbing engine (that can either be a mechanical motor employing offset traction-thread rollers, a monopole-doped supermagnetic climber coupled with a series of supermagnetic fullerene cables, or a combination of both), which accelerates and decelerates the Climber along the tether cable. The entirety of the climber, including the connecting plates, are covered in an additional layer of radiation shielding, either metallic or transparent, to allow for the large observation windows that are often present to remain uncovered.